Fortun£ Friday$ - June Prize Winners

196 Players, 62 Countries, One Champion!

The thirteenth free-to-play edition of our monthly event was a highly competitive affair, attracting 196 players from 62 countries! The tournament featured some of the world’s top titled players, including: 6 Grandmasters (GMs), 5 International Masters (IMs), 13 FIDE Masters (FMs), 7 Candidate Masters (CMs), 1 National Master (NM) and over 160 non-titled players.

Fortun£ Friday$ Champion: Mexican GM Jose Eduardo Martínez Alcántara

GM Jose Eduardo Martínez Alcántara (@KontraJaKO) emerged victorious with 135 points and an outstanding performance rating of 2844. This win marks his third Fortun£ Friday$ title, and it was the 22nd edition of the Fortun£ Friday$ series.

Top 3 Finishers:

• 1st Place – Blitz Super GM Jose Eduardo Martínez Alcántara (@KontraJaKO)
• 2nd Place – Russian Super GM Dmitry Andreikin (@Vladimirovich9000)
• 3rd Place – Polish GM Zbigniew Pakleza (@GrandByniolus)

Fair Play & Prize Winners

Following comprehensive anti-cheating scans, conducted by our world-leading FIDE International Arbiter, we are pleased to announce the official prize winners listed below.

The final standings of the event can be viewed here.

Thank you to all players for your continued support of the ever-growing Coatsi Chess community! We are honoured to welcome some of the world's strongest chess players to our monthly events while providing a tournament series open to players of all levels.

Prize Winners

Top 10 Prize Winners

1st: £50 – GM @KontraJaKO
2nd: £25 – GM @Vladimirovich9000
3rd: £10 – GM @GrandByniolus
4th: £5 – IM @yoseph2013
5th: £5 – FM @Xyr4
6th: 1 Month Lichess Wings – CM @evilhamburger
7th: Lichess Wings – FM @SemenPuzyrevsky
8th: Lichess Wings – IM @Gianmarco_es
9th: Lichess Wings – IM @AngelitoRT
10th: Lichess Wings – @Vovan2011

Lucky Rank Prizes – Win Lichess Wings!

Players who finished in the following ranked positions each win 1 month of Lichess Wings:

• 17th – @Neoromantik
• 33rd – @jeykey1543
• 45th – @ZimMagnus
• 58th – @Timur_Esenov
• 91st – @almanac71
• 112th – @baothienle

127th & 166th – Played no games, not eligible
215th, 239th, 289th, 300th, 337th, 350th, 421st, 467th – No players finished in these positions

Next Month: Fortun£ Friday$ July Edition

We’ve got a £200 prize fund and over 20 prizes to be won — so what are you waiting for? Join now!

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